Transfer quake: Lionel Messi before Barca exit - all because of one person?

Lionel Messi apparently wants to leave FC Barcelona. A man who has only recently joined the Catalans plays a crucial role in this.

• FC Barcelona experienced a nightmare in the quarter-finals of the Champions League *.
• In the giants duel, FC Bayern * humiliated the Catalans 8-2.
• Now it gets even more bitter: Superstar Lionel Messi is about to change.

Update from August 26th: The sensation is getting closer! Lionel Messi is now actually facing a change. The new Barca coach Ronald Koeman is said to be one reason why the six-time world footballer wants to leave FC Barcelona after 20 years. After taking office, the 57-year-old Dutchman is said to have questioned the Argentine superstar's special status in an interview. "The privileges in the squad are over, everything has to be done for the team," Koeman is said to have said according to a report on the Argentine online portal "Diario Olé": "I will be inflexible, you have to think of the team." it still, Koeman wanted Messibuild a new team. The current team is considered full and overaged. 

In addition, the relationship with President Josep Bartomeu was disrupted. In the Corona crisis, there had been trouble between the stars and Bartomeu because of salary cuts. Messi had publicly criticized the club's actions, feeling himself and his teammates as scapegoats. According to media reports, the 33-year-old wants to draw a clause in his contract through which he could unilaterally terminate at the end of each season. A gigantic dispute is looming, because there is a problem: From the club's point of view, the deadline for activating the clause for the past season expired in June, "Mundo Deportivo" and other media write. Meanwhile, Messi is of the opinion that the deadline should be extended because the season has also been extended due to the Corona break.

Transfer quake: Lionel Messi before Barca exit - superstar shocks new coach Koeman

Update from August 20th: What seemed completely unimaginable for years now actually seems possible. Lionel Messi is apparently before leaving the FC Barcelona . Rumors had already surfaced immediately after the bitter defeat against FC Bayern. Barca have already reacted themselves and signed a new coach in Ronald Koeman . During his debut interview with the superstar, Messi is said to have told the new coach that he sees his future outside the club - and in the near future. The Argentine is therefore open to a transfer, but is also aware of his contractual situation. That comes from a report by the Catalan broadcaster RAC1 .

The contract of the 33-year-old Argentine, who came from Rosario to the Catalan metropolis 20 years ago and became a six-time world footballer at FC Barcelona, ​​is valid until the end of June next year .

Koeman, who should lead the club to success again, actually wants to build a team around Messi. Club boss Josep Bartomeu had recently vigorously rejected the rumors of Messi's departure when the 57-year-old ex-Barça professional Koeman was presented. We have summarized in our analysis where Messi might be headed.

Another Barca star is also rumored to be leaving.

🔴 SEGONS HA POGUT SABER RAC1 - #Messi li ha comunicat a #Koeman que no veu clar el seu futur al @FCBarcelona_cat # frac1 @ EsportsRAC1 https://t.co/gd55WWBfoZ

Update from August 17, 10:40 a.m.: Lionel Messi suffered one of the greatest humiliations of his career against FC Bayern . How long does he watch the demise of his FC Barcelona ? The Brazilian broadcaster Esporte Interativo is believed not for long : Reporter Marcelo Bechler , recently a frequent guest at FC Bayern press conferences, citing an internal source for the Catalans, reports that the superstar has told those responsible that he wanted to change. Bechler is considered to be extremely well connected in Barca circles.

With a change of Messi, an era would finally come to an end at FC Barcelona. A confidante of Messi was quoted as saying he had never been so determined to transfer the Argentine *seen. The club, on the other hand, has not yet known that the Argentine wants to change. The Mundo Deportivo reports .

🚨 BREAKING! The southern American portal Esporte Interativo reports that Leo Messi has finally expressed his will to FC Barcelona to leave the club this summer! 😱

The portal is considered a well-informed source! 😮

Messi's contract with the Catalans runs until 2021 . This transfer summer would be the last chance for the club to get a high transfer fee. Where could Messi go? We have listed a few options here. The same question arises for an old companion of the Argentine: is Pep Guardiola's time at Manchester City coming to an end?

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Update from August 13, 1:25 p.m.: Before Bayern's Champions League quarter-finals against FC Barcelona, ​​superstar Lionel Messi trained with a bandaged calf. He had previously injured himself slightly against Napoli - he should still be absolutely fit for Bayern. On the other hand, not all the stars are likely to be ready for action at Munich. Which team will Hansi Flick send into the race?

Spain expert and European champion Bernd Schuster sees Bayern at an advantage despite the stars in the FC Barcelona squad. "The way they have played so far and won the championship, they are one of my favorites," the ex-player from Barcelona , Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid told Bild . The main thing is to eliminate Messi, said Schuster. They know “that Messi can still win games on his own. He has the quality to score goals against Bayern and decide the game on his own. "That is why the Munich team should keep the Argentine away from the game as much as possible.

FC Bayern: quarter-finals against Barcelona - Lionel Messi and Co. for experts at a disadvantage against Bayern

First report from August 11th: Munich - FC Barcelona has really not had an easy season so far. The dismissal of coach Ernesto Valverde at the beginning of the year, the premature exit in the cup and the lost championship after the Corona interruption * made it clear that things were not going better under his successor Quique Setien.

This means that the only title Barca can win in this memorable season is the Champions League *. But here, too, the signs are not particularly good, on Friday against FC Bayern *, who under coach Hansi Flick * is the favorite for the title in the premier class for quite a few experts. Even the bookmakers see the German record champions clearly at an advantage against Barcelona.

FC Bayern: Before the giants duel against Barca! Mega vortex around Lionel Messi

To make matters worse, Lionel Messi injured his ankle * in Barca's second leg of the last 16 , which is why he had to be treated on the actually free Monday. The medical department of the Catalans is working under high pressure so that the superstar is fit for the giants duel on Friday.

But now another explosive story is causing a mega-stir about Messi ! In the last few weeks there have been rumors about his departure *. The Argentine was recently associated with Inter Milan . The reason: The TV broadcaster of the Chinese Inter owner Suning recently showed a virtual poster that casts Messi's shadow over the Milan Cathedral.

La copertina per il match di oggi tra #InterNapoli sul canale tematico di Suning, #PPTV: con il riflesso di #Messi sul Duomo di Milano. pic.twitter.com/F8HX0pxfHR

But now it has also been announced that Messi has bought a penthouse in Milan! Like SportMediasatreported, this is in the Porta Nueva district, where the Nerazzurri club area is. It is true that Inter sports director Giuseppe Marotta subsequently denied an interest in the multiple world footballer.

Messi vortex before the game against Bayern: Argentinians before moving to Inter Milan?

But Gazzetta Dello Sport reported in July that the Milanese, who won the quarter-finals * of the Europa League * against Bayer Leverkusen on Monday evening , were already preparing a four-year contract for the 33-year-old. This will be sweetened from 2021, when Messi was free, with a salary of 65 million euros - per year, of course.

Plant Messi so really his departure from FC Barcelona ? Should the Catalans be knocked out against Bayern , it would be the first season without a title since 2007/08. Franck Ribéry also ended his season at Fiorentina without a title - but received a major award *. The possible final opponent of Bayern or FC Barcelona will start the first quarter-finals of the Champions League tournament on Wednesday.

Now FC Bayern has been the victim of an attempt at extortion *. A man threatened with a huge bang. (smk) * tz.de is part of the nationwide Ippen-Digital network

After the Bayern gala against FC Barcelona, ​​there was an ugly scene after the final whistle: Barca star Lionel Messi flashed an FCB star. Flick should be happy about it.

The defeat against FC Bayern could cost FC Barcelona * dearly in two ways.

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